Hey, I’m Ashley.
42. Mom of three. Full-time corporate job.
And yes, my hormones still hormone.
I know what it’s like to do all the things and still feel uncomfortable in your own body. I started sharing my journey because I knew I couldn’t be the only woman feeling that way.
Here you’ll find real talk about perimenopause, the tools I’ve explored, and finding my way back to feeling like myself.
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MORE THAN A BEFORE & AFTER
I wanted to feel
like me again.
For me, this journey has been about feeling more comfortable, more confident, and more at home in my body.
Strength training, nutrition, sleep, and conversations with my providers are all part of my story. I share what I’ve experienced so another woman doesn’t have to feel like she’s figuring it all out alone.
“I train to be a problem,
not a patient.”— Ashley
My experience is personal. It isn’t a promise of what someone else will experience.
MY PROGRESS, BEYOND THE SCALE
The numbers.
The bigger picture.
My journey started April 11, 2026. These are milestones I’ve shared along the way through September 2026.
- Weight lost
- 22+ lbs
- Inches lost
- 11 inches
- Body fat
- 31% → ~25%
- Visceral fat score
- 10 → 4
Lowest reported score, August 2026.
- Resting heart rate
- 110 → 64 bpm
- Metabolic age
- 48 → 38
Reported by September 7, 2026.
And through it all? Lean mass maintained.
My self-reported milestones were recorded at different times and aren’t a current medical assessment. Body composition and metabolic age are device estimates. My visceral fat score later rose after I stopped tesamorelin. These results reflect my overall journey, including training, nutrition, sleep, and care from my providers—not the effect of any one treatment. Individual results vary.
